LANCASTER, Pa. - Landing a pair of top-three finishes, the Franklin & Marshall Women's Swimming team ended the first day of the F&M Invitational in third place out of nine teams.

With four qualifiers in the 500-yard freestyle, Georgia May led the way as the lone 'A' final competitor, posting a fifth place finish with a time of 5:15.09. 

Despite not having any swimmers in the 200-yard IM 'A' final, Catherine Crampton was the top finisher in the 'B' wave with a time of 2:10.54. 

Sophie Moyer registered a second place finish in the 50-yard freestyle final with a time of 24.40, missing first place by .40 seconds. She was followed by Helen Lahmann-Metcalfe who placed sixth with a time of 25.04. Matti Harvey was also the top finisher in the 'B' wave with a time of 24.73, winning by .01 seconds.

The 'B' team of Rachel Baker, Catherine Crampton, Jennifer Leigh and Harvey led the way for the Diplomats in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 4:07.31.

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, the 'A' team of Lahmann-Metcalfe, Moyer, Harvey and Baker placed third with a time of 1:37.92, off by .45 seconds from first place.

All together, F&M totaled 311 points as a team, sitting 185 points behind Washington & Lee in first place. 

The Diplomats will return to action tomorrow at 10 a.m. for the preliminaries and 6 p.m. for the finals at the Alumni Sports and Fitness Center.